Alpinia intermedia




Family Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
Scientific name Alpinia intermedia Gagnepain
Synonyms Alpinia chinensis sensu Makino, Alpinia hokutensis Hayata; Alpinia kelungensis Hayata; Alpinia kumatake Makino; Alpinia oblongifolia Hayata, Languas hokutensis (Hayata) Sasaki; Languas intermedia (Gagnepain) Sasaki; Languas kelungensis (Hayata) Sasaki
Common name (Japanese common name) ao-no-kumatake-ran (アオノクマタケラン, 青ノ熊竹蘭 [meaning: green bear bamboo orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Izu Islands, Kii Peninsula), Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines
Habitat Wet forest
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Plants 50-150cm tall. Leaves 30-50cm long, 6-13cm wide. Flowers white lip petals 15mm long, flowering in July. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference  Alpinia intermedia Gagnep.
Alpinia intermedia Gagnepain



March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden